Scalabrinians

Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo
AbbreviationPost-nominal letters: (C.S.)
NicknameScalabrinians
Formation1887; 137 years ago (1887)
FounderSt. Giovanni Battista Scalabrini
Founded atPiacenza, Italy
TypeClerical religious congregation of pontifical right (for men)
Headquarters
  • General Mother Huse
  • Via Calandrelli 42, 00153 Rome, Italy
Coordinates41°54′4.9″N 12°27′38.2″E / 41.901361°N 12.460611°E / 41.901361; 12.460611
Region served
Worldwide
Members
706 members (560 priests) as of 2018
Leonir Mario Chiarello
Ministry
Parochial work
Main organ
Scalabriniani Magazine
AffiliationsCatholic Church
Websitescalabriniani.org

The Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo (Latin: Congregatio Missionariorum a S. Carolo), commonly called the Scalabrinian Missionaries, is a Catholic religious institute of brothers and priests founded by Giovanni Battista Scalabrini, Bishop of Piacenza in Italy, in 1887.[1] The members of the congregation add the nominal letters CS after their names to indicate their membership in the Congregation. Its mission is to "maintain Catholic faith and practice among Italian emigrants in the New World." Today, they and their sister organizations, the Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo (founded by Scalabrini on 25 October 1895) and the Secular Institute of the Scalabrinian Missionary Women (founded 25 July 1961) minister to migrants, refugees and displaced persons.

  1. ^ "Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo (C.S.)". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 14 December 2021.